Patrick J McGovern Foundation

The pressure to adopt AI is everywhere. In @SSIReview, PJMF's Jacqui Watts and @DukeFuqua CASE's Kimberly Bardy Langsam and Erin Worsham offer a board-ready framework for social impact leaders: four foundational questions to ground AI strategy in mission: tinyurl.com/4r59672x

In a new Imminent interview, PJMF President @vilasdhar reframes AI as civic infrastructure, held to the same public standards we apply to water and electrical systems. "Once we use that language, we inherit a whole set of responsibilities and obligations:” tinyurl.com/55xwxn5r

AI development has long treated the Global South as a source of raw data rather than a partner. At the 2026 Global Inclusive Growth Forum, @vilasdhar made the case for communities to own the data and governance of AI built on them: tinyurl.com/nhdp56w3 @CNTR4growth

Nonprofits building AI for good shouldn't have to start from scratch. PJMF's Learning Hub shares the field's hardest-won lessons through new resources and use cases. Sign up for the Learning Hub newsletter for more updates: tinyurl.com/m9ptzyfx

Last week, PJMF partner Open Supply Hub launched OS Hub Spotlight, an open platform that connects siloed environmental and labor datasets to production location profiles around the world. Explore the platform that will drive supply chain accountability: opensupplyhub.org

The biggest financial decision most Americans make is shaped by algorithms they cannot see. In our latest Humans of AI for Humanity, @natfairhouse Chief AI Officer @angelofmath shares his work's mission: holding housing algorithms accountable for equity: tinyurl.com/2wyva3kk

PJMF partner @EarthGenome has launched Earth Index, putting environmental mapping in the hands of those most affected by harm. Ben Strong joined PJMF's Nick Cain to discuss how it will accelerate accountability worldwide. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2pr3a22s

Energy volatility from the US-Iran war is pressuring African governments to pull back on AI investment. In @Connects_Africa, PJMF President @vilasdhar made the case for the opposite move, framing AI as the most powerful tool for transferring power: tinyurl.com/53k3aw75

Open Data Editor has been spotlighted as a Digital Public Good by the Digital Public Goods Alliance. Built by PJMF partner @OKFN, it puts reliable data validation in the hands of non-technical users across six languages. Read the feature for more: tinyurl.com/yf8ubjud

Now live: Suwali, by PJMF partner @meedan, a multilingual chatbot designed for public interest organizations to connect with communities in native languages and navigate misinformation as it emerges. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4v4vaxr8

Democratizing access to climate data and scaling the technologies built on it are inseparable from climate justice. This #EarthDay, and every day, that conviction drives every investment we make towards our planet.

#News: At the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, @vilasdhar president of @PJMFdn pushed for continued investment in Africa's #AI goals amid the economic impacts of the #USIran War. #ConnectingAfrica #IMF #WorldBank #WBGMeetings @IMFNews @WorldBankGroup spr.ly/6014B6hWOI

In a recent @Philanthropy article, "Can AI Really Support Missions? Some Nonprofits Are Betting It Can," @Steph_Beasley explores how organizations like @RESCUEorg are using AI responsibly and why PJMF's Nick Cain says local data makes all the difference: tinyurl.com/5cxtkkmt

86M children. $5B in vaccines protected. PJMF partner Nexleaf Analytics connects 31,000+ health facilities across 47 countries to life-saving medical equipment through community-centered technology. Learn more: nexleaf.org/our-2025-impac…

A new op-ed by PJMF’s Nick Cain, @FfwdOrg's @barenblat, and the @CEPData's @ESArrillaga reframes AI as infrastructure for nonprofit impact and calls for earlier funding to build and scale it: tinyurl.com/2b6tk4kr

Communities across South America are building their own climate solutions using AI and open data. The effort is part of the Data2AI Challenge, led by PJMF partner @opendatacharter. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mvwwy4uf

Farmers have always read the sky to decide what comes next. Now, many are beginning to read data. In @Analyticsindiam, PJMF President @vilasdhar describes how a new agricultural model is taking shape in India. Read more: tinyurl.com/4375hj2v @digitalgreenorg

In Feb and March this year, I hosted some of the best global thinkers on AI on the #AIFuturesPodcast series for the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, in collaboration with @GoI_MeitY, @OfficialINDIAai and @htTweets, including: - @AnneBouverot, Spécial Envoy, Paris AI Action Summit, and chairperson @ENS_ULM - Prof. Stuart Russell, Prof @UCBerkeley - Amandeep Gill @gioasempre, the @UNTechEnvoy - @Yoshua_Bengio, faculty @UMontreal, @LawZero_ & @Mila_Quebec - Jay Chaudhry, @JayZscaler, founder and CEO @zscaler - Ren Ito, founder and CEO @SakanaAILabs - Iqbal Dhaliwal, @iqbaldhali, Global Exec Director @JPAL at @MIT - @AnneNeuberger, former Deputy NSA, advisor @a16z and lecturer @Stanford - Jeetu Patel, @jpatel41, President and CPO @Cisco - @vilasdhar, President @PJMFdn - Prof. Mausam @iitdelhi - Prof Ganesh Ramakrishnan, @ganramkr, Prof @iitbombay and building @BharatGen_Com - Raul, @Raultherocksta3, the AI Kid of India - Prof V Kamakoti, @iitmadras - Didier Nkurikiyimfura @nkdidier, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, @RealSmartAfrica ...and others! Over the next few days I'll be sharing the key insights from each of those conversations with you. Stay tuned! #India #AI #IndiaAISummit #TheGreatTechGame #TGTGPodcast

At the Commonfund Forum 2026, @vilasdhar joined @LaurieSegall to surface a defining issue in AI: access. Expanding AI’s building blocks outside of the private sector is critical to serving local needs and addressing the world’s biggest challenges. tinyurl.com/yc648a79

At Fund AI, PJMF's Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Nick Cain, shares why collaboration in the philanthropic sector is a precondition for impact. That's why we developed our Learning Hub with organizational resources for the AI era: learn.mcgovern.org